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Who qualifies from Group J at the 2026 World Cup?

Group J features Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan. The top two advance automatically; third place can progress among the best eight.

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Group J standings

Group J, World Cup 2026
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts FIFA Last / Next
1 Argentina flag Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 v Algeria · 17 Jun
2 Austria flag Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 v Jordan · 17 Jun
3 Algeria flag Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 v Argentina · 17 Jun
4 Jordan flag Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 v Austria · 17 Jun

Qualify top two Third place

Qualification path, team by team

The Qualification Path

One read per team: current points, goal difference, remaining fixtures, and the live route to the round of 32. The top two go through automatically; the eight best third-placed teams (one per group) also advance.

Argentina flag Can Argentina qualify from Group J? FIFA 3currently 1st

Argentina are seeded 1st of four in Group J by FIFA world ranking (No. 3). Group games: Algeria (17 Jun), then Austria (22 Jun), then Jordan (28 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group J: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Algeria 22 Jun v Austria 28 Jun v Jordan

Path: 17 Jun v Algeria 22 Jun v Austria 28 Jun v Jordan

Argentina squad →

Austria flag Can Austria qualify from Group J? FIFA 24currently 2nd

Austria are seeded 2nd of four in Group J by FIFA world ranking (No. 24). Group games: Jordan (17 Jun), then Argentina (22 Jun), then Algeria (28 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group J: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Jordan 22 Jun v Argentina 28 Jun v Algeria

Path: 17 Jun v Jordan 22 Jun v Argentina 28 Jun v Algeria

Austria squad →

Algeria flag Can Algeria qualify from Group J? FIFA 28currently 3rd

Algeria are seeded 3rd of four in Group J by FIFA world ranking (No. 28). Group games: Argentina (17 Jun), then Jordan (23 Jun), then Austria (28 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group J: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Argentina 23 Jun v Jordan 28 Jun v Austria

Path: 17 Jun v Argentina 23 Jun v Jordan 28 Jun v Austria

Algeria squad →

Jordan flag Can Jordan qualify from Group J? FIFA 63currently 4th

Jordan are seeded 4th of four in Group J by FIFA world ranking (No. 63). Group games: Austria (17 Jun), then Algeria (23 Jun), then Argentina (28 Jun). The top two qualify automatically; third place can still advance among the best eight third-placed teams.

0 pts GD 0 0-0-0 W-D-L 3 remaining

Route: Pre-play route in Group J: Top two qualify automatically; third place enters the best-eight table.

Remaining: 17 Jun v Austria 23 Jun v Algeria 28 Jun v Argentina

Path: 17 Jun v Austria 23 Jun v Algeria 28 Jun v Argentina

Jordan squad →

Remaining fixtures

Date (UTC) Match Venue
Wed 17 Jun, 01:00 UTC Argentina vs Algeria GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Wed 17 Jun, 04:00 UTC Austria vs Jordan Levi's Stadium
Mon 22 Jun, 17:00 UTC Argentina vs Austria AT&T Stadium
Tue 23 Jun, 03:00 UTC Jordan vs Algeria Levi's Stadium
Sun 28 Jun, 02:00 UTC Algeria vs Austria GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Sun 28 Jun, 02:00 UTC Jordan vs Argentina AT&T Stadium

How qualification works

Live qualification scenarios go live after Matchday 1, when each outcome combination across the three matchdays maps to a final group ranking. The per-team paths above are seeded from the FIFA world ranking and the published fixture order.

Group J opens on 17 June 2026. For the 2026 tiebreaker order (head-to-head points before overall goal difference), see how the 48-team format works.

Group J news